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The 2021 Come See Me festival in Rock Hill, SC is on and it may look and feel a bit different, but Talk of the Town Carolinas interviewed the festival chair Susan Golder to find out what you can expect in this year's 9 day event beginning April 16th. Some of the events this year have been modified to reduce crowds and plan for safety distancing. The parade this year is now a "reverse" Continue Reading about Come See Me Festival Begins April 16, 2021

Gold Hill Middle School won 1st place in the Baxter Village YMCA Polar Plunge held in March 2021 and was also the top school fundraiser in the state. Patti Mercer interviewed GHMS Principal Richard Eppes to find out why they were so successful raising money for Special Olympics in South Carolina. The Fort Mill Police Department, Tega Cay Police Department and the York County Sheriff's Continue Reading about Gold Hill Middle School Took No 1 Polar Plunge

The 32 acre Field Day Park in Lake Wylie opened in Oct 2020. Talk of the Town Carolinas met with York County District 2 council member Allison Love to talk about Field Day Park and the other County Parks program. Field Day Park is located in the Paddlers Cove subdivision. The park’s amenities provide numerous opportunities for individuals and families, as well as team sports. The Park's Continue Reading about See York County’s Field Day Park In Lake Wylie

This week’s Talk of the Town Carolinas is featuring a local mobile coffee brewing company that has been making delicious coffee since the fall of 2020. Meet Barista and owner Brian Bourgal to find out more about his successful Tega Cay Coffee Company on this week’s video. After surviving a heart transplant in 2019 – Brian focused his new energy on creating something unique and unlike the Continue Reading about Tega Cay Coffee Co, Great Service And Coffee

Fort Mill High School announced by the Blue Ribbon Schools of Excellence (BRSE)as the first high school to achieve the Lighthouse award in 2021. Talk of the Town Carolinas Patti Mercer interviewed Principal Gales Scroggs to find out more about this national prestigious award. The BRSE process provides schools with data on their strengths and weaknesses in 9 critical areas of school Continue Reading about Fort Mill High Awarded Lighthouse School 2021

Fort Mill supporters started installing bows to ‘Rock the Red’ for the Gordon Owino Heart Foundation in Fort Mill and the congenital heart month in February. Patti Mercer spoke to the Owino family to find out why the Red Bows and the Gordon Owino Heart Foundation are the Talk of Town. The GOHF wast formed after Gordon Owino was dianosed at the age of one with a congenital heart defect. The Continue Reading about Gordon Owino Heart Foundation “Rock The Red”

On this week’s video we visit the new Kounter Dining “experience” in downtown Rock Hill, SC. Chef Rob Masone tells Patti Mercer Kounter is The Unexpected With Interactive Inspired Cuisine. It’s also home of the famous 1961 Friendship 9 civil rights “sit in”.  Watch this video to learn more about Kounter. The location of Kounter restaurant made history in 1961. African American students from Continue Reading about Kounter Dining Now Open In Rock Hill

This week in this Talk of the Town Carolinas video we feature the 2021 Visit York County YoCo Taste Trail featuring 15 restaurants across York County. Patti interviews Brianna Francis to find out how the YoCo Taste Trail works and how you can win a gift card. Go to VisitYork County to download the smartphone app, check in at each of the 15 restaurants on the trial. Each month you check-in Continue Reading about Visit York County’s YoCo Taste Trail